B05B 13/02
Means for supporting work
Official title: Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work (B05B13/06 takes precedence)
B05B13/02 (Means for supporting work) appears on 3,169 US grants and 3,211 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 3,169
- Published applications
- 3,211
- Assignees
- 1,603
- Inventors
- 6,815
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 25 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 33 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | 27 | 0 |
| 1991 | 41 | 0 |
| 1992 | 52 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 52 | 0 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 15 |
| 2002 | 54 | 42 |
| 2003 | 50 | 55 |
| 2004 | 53 | 80 |
| 2005 | 36 | 72 |
| 2006 | 34 | 80 |
| 2007 | 22 | 79 |
| 2008 | 38 | 83 |
| 2009 | 38 | 90 |
| 2010 | 55 | 95 |
| 2011 | 64 | 73 |
| 2012 | 66 | 115 |
| 2013 | 91 | 107 |
| 2014 | 76 | 122 |
| 2015 | 74 | 134 |
| 2016 | 100 | 144 |
| 2017 | 128 | 165 |
| 2018 | 129 | 205 |
| 2019 | 143 | 213 |
| 2020 | 162 | 215 |
| 2021 | 138 | 196 |
| 2022 | 178 | 197 |
| 2023 | 164 | 224 |
| 2024 | 168 | 173 |
| 2025 | 148 | 157 |
| 2026 | 96 | 80 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B05B 13/04The spray heads being moved during spraying operation1,747
- B05B 13/0221Characterised by the means for moving or conveying the objects or other1,062
- B05B 13/0207The work being an elongated body276
- B05B 13/0278Arrangement or mounting of spray heads267
- B05B 13/0285Stands for supporting individual articles to be sprayed154
- B05B 13/0292Devices for holding several workpieces to be sprayed in a spaced relationship88
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